Quotes About Ethics

Be loyal to those who are loyal to you. And respect everyone, even your enemies and competition.

I don't like to say things that I wouldn't want to say to someone's face. Those are my morals for life.

If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: 'Thou shalt not ration justice.'

Thou shalt not ration justice.

'Thou shalt not get found out' is not one of God's commandments; and no man can be saved by trying to keep it.

Thou shalt not steal. I mean defensively. On offense, indeed thou shall steal and thou must.

I believe that in this new world that we live in, we often have a responsibility, you know, to actually go beyond the thou shalt nots - that is, the not harming others - and say we can help others and we should be helping others.

If we are to keep democracy, there must be a commandment: Thou shalt not ration justice.

The commandment 'Thou shalt not kill' does not say it's O.K. to kill some people and not others.

A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.

Though the bribe be small, yet the fault is great.

As for reputation, though it be a glorious instrument of advancing our Master's service, yet there is a better than that: a clean heart, a single eye, and a soul full of God. A fair exchange if, by the loss of reputation, we can purchase the lowest degree of purity of heart.

Though the dungeon, the scourge, and the executioner be absent, the guilty mind can apply the goad and scorch with blows.

I am such a bad liar. I would like to lie, though.

We have all been told that power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. I have long thought this is nonsense.

Ecological thought rejects consumerism at its peril.

It's really important for children to have good morals and good manners, and that they're thoughtful of other people and that they learn the consequences of their actions.

I think ethics is always there; it's not always a very thoughtful or reflective ethics.

Judy Miller is the most innocent person in this case. I really thought that was outrageous that she was jailed and we needed as journalists to draw a line in the sand in a strong but thoughtful way.

As a chef, I've always been very conscious and very thoughtful about the way that I buy food or have my farmers produce it.

It tends to be overlooked that many people are indirectly affected by thoughtless and cruel journalism.

The more ignorant, reckless and thoughtless a doctor is, the higher his reputation soars even amongst powerful princes.

No one knows when a robot will approach human intelligence, but I suspect it will be late in the 21st century. Will they be dangerous? Possibly. So I suggest we put a chip in their brain to shut them off if they have murderous thoughts.

None of us have pure thoughts; we all live in glass houses.